(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Vugar Khalilov
Maj-Gen Huseyn Mahmudov, Chief of the International Military
Cooperation Department under the Defense Ministry briefed the
military attachés accredited in Azerbaijan on September 13,
Azernews reports, citing the ministry.
Informing foreign military representatives about Armenia's
large-scale provocations along the state border in Dashkasan,
Kalbajar, and Lachin districts, Mahmudov emphasized that the main
goal of the opposing side's frequent shelling of the Azerbaijani
army positions is to postpone the signing of a peace accord, as
well as large-scale restoration and construction work being carried
out on the liberated territories.
Mahmudov stressed that Azerbaijan is fully complying with the
obligations of the Trilateral Statement of November 10, 2020, and
is interested in establishing peace in the region through the
commencement of border demarcation and delimitation, as well as the
signing of a peace treaty between the two countries.
Armenia, on the other hand, is resisting the execution of the
declaration's provisions by placing mines on Azerbaijani land and
along supply lines, demonstrating its military adventurism and
revanchist stance, he added.
The officer reminded that some 1,390 PMN-E type anti-personnel
mines manufactured in Armenia between 2019 and 2021 were discovered
in Kalbajar and Lachin districts alone.
“Despite the fact that to date, the engineer-sapper units of the
Azerbaijani Army have detected and neutralized a total of 7,559
anti-personnel mines, 2,348 anti-tank mines, and 10,052 unexploded
ordnance, buried by the Armenian armed forces in the liberated
territories, sabotage groups of the opposing side mined supply
roads and territories between the positions of the Azerbaijan Army
units during the night of September 12. This act and the
large-scale provocations of Armenia led to military confrontation
in Dashkasan, Kalbajar, and Lachin directions,” he said.
It was highlighted that retaliatory actions were conducted to
ensure the safety of the Azerbaijani army units as well as
civilians working on restoration and building projects in the
liberated territories.
The official reaffirmed that Armenia's military-political
leadership is solely responsible for the tensions, confrontation,
and losses caused by large-scale provocations.
Meanwhile, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has denied reports
of a crashed military jet.
'The information spread by Armenia about the alleged shooting of
a military jet belonging to Azerbaijan in the direction of the
Basarkechar region is false and disinformation,' the ministry
said.
Azerbaijan, on the other hand, has destroyed two Armenian S-300
anti-aircraft missile systems. Moreover, following a failed
provocation attempt against Azerbaijan, the Armenian armed forces
lost 150-200 troops, and hundreds more were injured, Azernews
reports via the local media.
The Azerbaijani army demolished an Armenian military facility
that might possibly be utilized for provocations on the border
areas in the direction of Azerbaijan's Lachin and Kalbajar
districts. The Azerbaijani armed forces took control of a number of
key strategic sites and heights along the Armenian border. A number
of vital communications routes through the Armenian territory were
also placed under visual and fire control.
Following the counter-measures taken by the Azerbaijani army in
response to a large-scale provocation by Armenian armed forces on
the state border, a truce was struck at 0900 hours. However,
Armenian soldiers breached the truce once more, resorting to
additional provocations. Since 0915 hours, another truce has been
restored, Azernews reports, citing the local media.
Furthermore, Armenian troops attacked Azerbaijani border guards
in Azerbaijan's Zangilan district. The attack was decisively
rebuffed, the State Border Service reported.
---
Follow us on Twitter
@AzerNewsAz
![Azerbaijan Briefs Military Attachés On Armenia](https://menafn.com/updates/pr/2022-09/13/A_24926e76-d_Image_In_Body.jpg)
![Azerbaijan Briefs Military Attachés On Armenia](https://menafn.com/updates/pr/2022-09/13/A_61c2a88a-2_Image_In_Body.jpg)
MENAFN13092022000195011045ID1104855236
Legal Disclaimer:
MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.